Visual Arts — University of the Visual & Performing Arts
Minimum Z-score cut-off marks by district, admission years 2021/22 to 2025/26. Source: official UGC cut-off publications (ugc.ac.lk). "—" means no qualified intake from that district that year.
2025/26
0.3774–1.2783
Varies by district
Lowest district
0.3774
Kandy
Highest district
1.2783
Matale
Districts
18
5 years tracked
In 2025/26, the minimum Z-score for Visual Arts at University of the Visual & Performing Arts ranged from 0.3774 in Kandy to 1.2783 in Matale, across 18 districts. Compared with 2024/25, the cut-off rose in 12 districts and fell in 5. Over 5 admission years the median district cut-off moved from 1.1507 to 0.9168. 1 districts had no qualified intake in 2025/26.
| District | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampara | 0.9581 | 0.4630 | 1.2062 | 0.5326 | 0.6124 | ▲ 0.08 |
| Anuradhapura | 0.9112 | 0.9405 | 1.1404 | 1.0994 | 1.1256 | ▲ 0.03 |
| Badulla | 1.1520 | 0.5424 | 1.0302 | 0.8007 | 0.8275 | ▲ 0.03 |
| Colombo | 0.7209 | 0.8758 | 0.8146 | 0.5315 | 0.6151 | ▲ 0.08 |
| Galle | 1.1507 | 0.1914 | 0.9841 | 0.3292 | 1.0390 | ▲ 0.71 |
| Gampaha | 1.1510 | 0.6020 | 0.9160 | 0.8515 | 0.7915 | ▼ 0.06 |
| Hambantota | 0.6085 | 1.1013 | 1.2264 | 1.1122 | 1.1206 | ▲ 0.01 |
| Kalutara | 1.2440 | 0.9569 | 0.6850 | 1.0227 | 0.8501 | ▼ 0.17 |
| Kandy | 1.1992 | 0.9707 | 0.5243 | 0.0982 | 0.3774 | ▲ 0.28 |
| Kegalle | 0.8128 | 1.0478 | 1.1468 | 0.8924 | 0.9131 | ▲ 0.02 |
| Kurunegala | 1.2216 | 1.0532 | 0.9627 | 1.0163 | 0.9542 | ▼ 0.06 |
| Matale | 1.2883 | 1.2767 | 1.1777 | 0.5271 | 1.2783 | ▲ 0.75 |
| Matara | 1.2621 | 1.2467 | 1.2286 | 1.1681 | 0.9267 | ▼ 0.24 |
| Monaragala | 1.0195 | 1.1041 | 1.1724 | 0.8194 | 0.9205 | ▲ 0.10 |
| Nuwara Eliya | 0.9725 | 0.7268 | — | — | 0.5906 | |
| Polonnaruwa | 0.9387 | 1.0939 | — | 0.9694 | 1.2344 | ▲ 0.26 |
| Puttalam | 1.2240 | 0.6723 | 0.9601 | -0.1208 | 0.8721 | ▲ 0.99 |
| Ratnapura | 1.2477 | 0.9832 | 0.9236 | 1.1146 | 0.9713 | ▼ 0.14 |
| Trincomalee | -0.0377 | 1.1231 | 0.8845 | — | — |
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